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Ryanair having a tough time

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As reported by the Holiday watchdogs, Ryanair, the Stansted-based airline is charging its passengers with hidden fees. Ryanair is now officially declared to have the worst airline budget.

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Ryanair adds payment fee for Visa Electron

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In an attempt to cash in on almost everything other than an airline ticket, Ryanair will add a fee applicable to those paying with a Visa Electron credit or debit card. Now, a family of four booking a 4 roundtrip tickets will have to pay a staggering £40.

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Ryanair to add fee on duty-free items

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Ryanair passengers with duty-free shopping will have to pay a £28.50 fee for these items on all Ryanair flights. The no-frills airline has decided to introduce this fee for passengers that can’t fit these duty-free items in the carry-on bags.

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Southwest is looking for other income opportunities

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On Thursday CEO of Southwest Airlines Company that doesn’t collect payments for baggage announced that it was not inconceivable that they would be exploring other opportunities of making extras.

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No more check-in desks at Ryanair

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While Ryanair’s fees on baggages are on the rise, the low-cost airline is set to remove all of its airport check-in desks next week. Beginning with Thursday of next week, all passengers travelling with Ryanair will have to check-in online, on Ryanair’s website, starting with 15 days prior to their scheduled flight or at least [...]

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Airline traffic decreases as fees fatten

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It’s a well-known fact that airline traffic has seriously decreased due to the economical recession. But U.S. airlines have found a way to increase their profit margin in spite of this fact – they are making more money by fattening their extra fees.

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Airline passenger charged $750 to correct spelling mistake

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Flight Centre and Etihad charged Souhala Toughlajian,a  78-year old woman, $650 (price after discount) to correct a spelling mistake made on an airline ticket. Because she was born in a non-English speaking country, her name has two different spellings – one on her Lebanese passport (Souhaila Toghlajian) and another on her Australian one (Souhaly Toughlajian). [...]

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